Trip Reports
Joe, Rich, and Laura summitted Aconcagua yesterday (Wednesday 12/12/12) and are down at Plaza de Mulas base camp today enjoying the thick air, and the food of the base camp chef.  They had sat phone difficulties for the last few days and were unable to call and give us the
Here's the call from Joe at base camp after a successful summit day on Aconcagua yesterday. recording
Cason called in from Vinson Base Camp this evening.  They had a great summit day yesterday, and today packed up and headed all the way to our big comfortable dome tent at base camp. Listen to Cason's call. recording
Jacob called in to let us know that they were all back to camp after a 9 hour summit day.  They are settling in for some hot soup and dinner before crawling into their sleeping bags for some well deserved sleep. recording
The guys called from the top of Antarctica!  It’s a beautiful, but typically cold Antarctic day.  They’ll snap a couple of pictures and head on back to camp in just a bit. Congratulations to Cason, Mike, Ed, and Jacob! Here's their call from the top! recording
Jacob called to check in as they approach the summit on a beautiful day in Antarctica.  They are on the summit ridge, taking a slightly different route than the "normal" route and enjoying some fun climbing on a great summit day.  Everyone is feeling strong and they'll plan to call
The guys woke to a beautiful day, they are feeling strong, and they are heading for the top! Here's the morning check in, and we hope to get a call from the top in a few hours. recording
The team remaining on the mountain took a day to rest and acclimatize today at Camp 2, at over 17,000 ft.  They are doing great and are looking at a possible summit attempt on Wednesday if the weather cooperates a little bit for a change.   They are in great spirits,
Jacob called in from the Vinson Team this morning from high camp.  It looks like a nice day and they are getting prepared to head towards the top of Antarctica!   We'll get updates as they progress today. Here's Jacob's call this morning. recording Updated:   They called again from back at
The team moved up to high camp today and are settling in on a cold Antarctica day. recording
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